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they are occupying cities -- >> sir, benghazi is the second largest city -- benghazi is the second largest city in libya. mizrata is another city. if you leave saif gadhafi and your leader, colonel gadhafi, they are saying -- they say that in mizrata, 40 to 50 hard-core armed men are holding a city of some 550,000 people hostage. that's what they're saying is happening in mizrata. that doesn't make any sense. and in benghazi, they're saying the same thing. you cannot hold the second largest city of libya hostage with a handful of armed men. our ben wedeman says this is patently false. >> anderson, what is happening is that the government has been taken a step back to prevent the shedding of libyan blood. the government can easily take the -- >> again, you're not answering the question. you're not addressing how it's possible that a city of -- the second largest city can be held hostage by a handful of people. it defies sense, it defies logic. >> if you allow me, anderson, i have the answer -- i have the answer for you. allow me to speak for a short while without interrupting. a city, the t
they are occupying cities -- >> sir, benghazi is the second largest city -- benghazi is the second largest city in libya. mizrata is another city. if you leave saif gadhafi and your leader, colonel gadhafi, they are saying -- they say that in mizrata, 40 to 50 hard-core armed men are holding a city of some 550,000 people hostage. that's what they're saying is happening in mizrata. that doesn't make any sense. and in benghazi, they're saying the same thing. you cannot hold the second...
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this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled trip? >> we're hearing from u.s. officials, fredricka, is that that trip by the fbi team has been delayed. they have postponed it because of the security situation here in libya and the region. they decided that it was not the right time to send anyone in. in their words, they do not want to put more people in harm's way. what they are doing, we understand, is that they are questioning people. they are getting witness testimony from people outside the country, including people who have been evacuated. in the meantime, the libyan authorities say their investigation is going really well. they say that th
this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled...
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consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and we have a live report on that now. arwa damon is with me from benghazi tonight and i know you had a chance to go to the consulate there. what did you see? >> reporter: it was really quite chilling, horrifying to be walking through some of the buildings there just imagining what had transpired, taken place. they were all burnt. there was black soot covering the walls. ashes over some of the furniture, the chandeliers. there was debris all over the floor. looters also had moved in after the attack took place pillaging this compound that even after the assault was not really secured b
consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and...
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on the ground, government forces are gradually being pushed back from rebel-held benghazi. >> the coalition extended no-fly zone across other parts of libya. allied planes flew enforcement missions over tripoli and misrata since start. coalition forces have fired 159 tomahawk cruise missiles on libya. a military spokesman says after the initial strikes american forces were moving into what he called a patrolling phase. cnn's nic robertson is in tripoli where colonel gadhafi's forces are been trying to defend the capital. he watched the anti-aircraft fire sweep the sky and explained how libyan gunners are trying to deflect those incoming attacks. >> reporter: military people know more about military things tell me they're trying to create an arc of fire through the sky. that's where they we have the weapon and you see the tracers move through the sky side ways because their trying to create an arc or field of fire that would intercept something flying through because they very likely wouldn't see a missile flying. at night if you're lucky, you will perhaps see a missile as it goes past you.
on the ground, government forces are gradually being pushed back from rebel-held benghazi. >> the coalition extended no-fly zone across other parts of libya. allied planes flew enforcement missions over tripoli and misrata since start. coalition forces have fired 159 tomahawk cruise missiles on libya. a military spokesman says after the initial strikes american forces were moving into what he called a patrolling phase. cnn's nic robertson is in tripoli where colonel gadhafi's forces are...
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consulate in benghazi. and in cairo several men scaled the walls of the embassy and managed to tear down the flag. the anti-u.s. sentiment fueled by an amateur online film produced in america that millions of muslims consider offensive to islam. >>> back to the bargaining table for teachers after taking to the streets of chicago. there's no deal yet to resolve the teacher strike. talks entering day three with neither side expressing optimism that an agreement is near. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel says two sticking points remain, teacher evaluations and how to handle jobs for laid off teachers. >>> part of president obama's approval rating has cracked the 50% barrier. take a look at the latest cnn/orc survey. the president's approval rating at 51% up three points from last week's cnn poll, which was conducted before the democratic national convention. when voters were asked who has the advantage in next month's debate, 59% picked the president. 34% went with romney. >>> it is 19 minutes past the hour. the
consulate in benghazi. and in cairo several men scaled the walls of the embassy and managed to tear down the flag. the anti-u.s. sentiment fueled by an amateur online film produced in america that millions of muslims consider offensive to islam. >>> back to the bargaining table for teachers after taking to the streets of chicago. there's no deal yet to resolve the teacher strike. talks entering day three with neither side expressing optimism that an agreement is near. >>>...
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the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this attack saying it's not representative of the libyan people and their sentiments towards the united states and towards the west. they are saying that they are grateful for the role that the united states plays. many are familiar with ambassador stevens and the role e he played. people are really saddened by this attack. they are really shocked. it's also seen as a wake up call for the government here for authorities that have really not taken a strong stance. they have not taken action against these groups that we know are operating in eastern libya and th
the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this...
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they were killed four days ago in an attack on the united states consulate in benghazi. arwa damon got inside that building. it's now burned out and has the most complete picture that she's about to bring us of the violence from that night and the warning that came days before. >> amid the ash, soot, and debr debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compound's first line of defense easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards that was stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio, the assault happened sim simultaneously from three different directions. he said he initially heard chanting growing increasingly louder and suddenly, the gun fire, the rocket propelled grenades and other heavy machine gun fire all began attac
they were killed four days ago in an attack on the united states consulate in benghazi. arwa damon got inside that building. it's now burned out and has the most complete picture that she's about to bring us of the violence from that night and the warning that came days before. >> amid the ash, soot, and debr debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a...
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we were shouting in benghazi. about two miles walking and the protesters, the guys who the professors, they came in and they shot a lot of tear gas and we throw some rocks on them. they left the way. after a few minutes, we gathered again. we went to one building of gadhafi's conference meeting. >> had is the beginning of uprisings you are now seeing in triply? >> caller: a lot of places in tripoli did the same thing it is happening all in parts of tripoli, sir. >> you have been told of the events that happened in benghazi today. and i presume that is an inspiration? >> yes. >> and the police, what do you know of the whereabouts of the police and the military on the streets of tripoli tonight? >> caller: we are here. i don't see with my eyes, but we hear that the military is gathering around the piazza, which is where gadhafi lives and the guy who is -- the admiral, his name is alarbi, i think he is in power now with -- controls the military next to the piazza. >> well, if he is in power, then where is moammar gad
we were shouting in benghazi. about two miles walking and the protesters, the guys who the professors, they came in and they shot a lot of tear gas and we throw some rocks on them. they left the way. after a few minutes, we gathered again. we went to one building of gadhafi's conference meeting. >> had is the beginning of uprisings you are now seeing in triply? >> caller: a lot of places in tripoli did the same thing it is happening all in parts of tripoli, sir. >> you have...
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that's because moammar gadhafi no longer controls benghazi. he may be in position to take vengeance through mercenaries or through air power. for now, benghazi has taken on the appearance of a liberated city. i spoke with mufta earlier today. mufta, what has it been like the last 24 hours? >> it's been great for us libyans, you know? for the first time that we tased freedom, i'm elated. i see people committed to the country. before they don't care about the country. now they're smiling, hugging each other. that's in one side, that's in benghazi. there is no more casualties. hospitals are coping with the casualties. the old casualties. but the bad news is the massacre committed against our fellow countrymen in tripoli. >> in tripoli, which is where gadhafi is, he's still holding onto power. what are you hearing about the situation there? >> that's his base of power, that's the last stand. that's the injured animal cornered. he will fight and he's insane. he's really insane. he doesn't care about the libyan people. he never did. but now he wants
that's because moammar gadhafi no longer controls benghazi. he may be in position to take vengeance through mercenaries or through air power. for now, benghazi has taken on the appearance of a liberated city. i spoke with mufta earlier today. mufta, what has it been like the last 24 hours? >> it's been great for us libyans, you know? for the first time that we tased freedom, i'm elated. i see people committed to the country. before they don't care about the country. now they're smiling,...
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let's go to benghazi and get an update from arwa damon who is there. are you hearing anything about moammar gadhafi reaching out to opposition and kind of wanting an exit strategy? >> reporter: yes, bearing in mind, it does remain that fluid situation, the details are vague. but what we have heard is that colonel gadhafi is offering to convene the people's congress and wants guarantees of safe passage for himself and his family and guarantees he will not be prosecuted on any level according to our sources within the opposition, they have countered that to say that if, in fact, he wants to -- he has to publicly say he's not longer the leader of libya and acknowledge the legitimacy of the newly formed national council as being the sole authority and only then would they possibly consider any sort of negotiation. but we are repeatedly being reminded there is very little trust, if any, in any sort of offer that colonel gadhafi makes. a lot of skepticism regarding whether or not this is just another one of his tricks, zain. >> arwa, you're in benghazi, is l
let's go to benghazi and get an update from arwa damon who is there. are you hearing anything about moammar gadhafi reaching out to opposition and kind of wanting an exit strategy? >> reporter: yes, bearing in mind, it does remain that fluid situation, the details are vague. but what we have heard is that colonel gadhafi is offering to convene the people's congress and wants guarantees of safe passage for himself and his family and guarantees he will not be prosecuted on any level...
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consulate in benghazi. in a few hours the house oversight and government reform committee is going to hold a hearing expected to focus on possible intelligence failures before the deadly september 11th attack. this is just a day after a bombshell briefing from the state department which says the violent protests over the antiislam video which the obama administration had claimed for some of the deaths of those four u.s. officials never even took place in benghazi. state department official told reporters during a conference call this. there had been nothing unusual during the day. there was nobody on the street. then at 9:40 they saw the security cameras -- they saw on the security cameras there were armed men invading the compound. joining us this morning from capitol is republican congressman jason chaffetz, chairman of the house oversight committee, recently returned from a fact finding trip to libya ahead of today's hearings. thank you for talking with us. what do you think of this new information comin
consulate in benghazi. in a few hours the house oversight and government reform committee is going to hold a hearing expected to focus on possible intelligence failures before the deadly september 11th attack. this is just a day after a bombshell briefing from the state department which says the violent protests over the antiislam video which the obama administration had claimed for some of the deaths of those four u.s. officials never even took place in benghazi. state department official told...
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this in the east in benghazi. more consequential, of course, the marches here in the capital of tripoli. watch this playing out. this the seat of power in libya. this right now the most consequential place to watch as this political crisis unfolds. and as it does, americans escaped the tense libyan capital today by ferry and by plane. and this is noteworthy. as they did, the obama white house quickly pivoted to a much tougher tone. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people. he is overseeing the brutal treatment of his people, the fatal violence against his own people, and his legitimacy has been reduced to zero. >> with that new tone also came some new u.s. sanctions against libya. and the united states tonight is working both within the u.n. military alliance and the united nations with additional sanctions. a lot of new ground to cover tonight. let's begin in libya with our senior international correspondent ben wedeman live tonight in benghazi. and ben, you are right there in the
this in the east in benghazi. more consequential, of course, the marches here in the capital of tripoli. watch this playing out. this the seat of power in libya. this right now the most consequential place to watch as this political crisis unfolds. and as it does, americans escaped the tense libyan capital today by ferry and by plane. and this is noteworthy. as they did, the obama white house quickly pivoted to a much tougher tone. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the...
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consulate in benghazi. elise, last night you learned more detail including the attackers could get into stephens safe room and set it on fire. what happened next? >> that's right, john. ambassador stephens, another gentleman shaun smith who died in there and another security officer. as smoke filled up into the room, they couldn't get out and felt the window was unsafe. they made it to a bathroom where there was another window. the regional security officer tried to get both of those gentlemen out. proper procedure is that he gets out first and then brings the two people that he's guarding, turned around and found that ambassador stephens was not there. so what happened was this officer, other officers took turns going in to this burning building, heavy smoke, wasn't able to find ambassador stephens. did find shawn smith. hours later we understand people at the hospital, we are not sure really how ambassador stephens made it to the hospital, but we understand the hospital fished out a cell phone from his po
consulate in benghazi. elise, last night you learned more detail including the attackers could get into stephens safe room and set it on fire. what happened next? >> that's right, john. ambassador stephens, another gentleman shaun smith who died in there and another security officer. as smoke filled up into the room, they couldn't get out and felt the window was unsafe. they made it to a bathroom where there was another window. the regional security officer tried to get both of those...
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that's what we've seen in benghazi and mizrata. here's what one man told ben wedeman today in brega. >> translator: we'll live free, we'll die free. we'll die as martyrs. we'll fight to the last bullet, to our last drop of flood and god willing, victory will be ours. >> the opposition, the question what a future libyan government could look like is a work in progress. there are some key steps we've heard in the works. we're hearing that the members of a transitional national council could be named as soon as tomorrow. representing people from all over libya. joining us live, senior national correspondent ben wedeman and in washington, joining us again is a journalist and middle east expert. he says gadhafi labeled him an enemy of the state years ago and he's written about it for the dailybeast.com where he is a contribute for. ben, first of all from you, and i know we woke you up early in benghazi, so i appreciate you've had a long day of reporting already. how -- who is the opposition from what you can see and how organized are th
that's what we've seen in benghazi and mizrata. here's what one man told ben wedeman today in brega. >> translator: we'll live free, we'll die free. we'll die as martyrs. we'll fight to the last bullet, to our last drop of flood and god willing, victory will be ours. >> the opposition, the question what a future libyan government could look like is a work in progress. there are some key steps we've heard in the works. we're hearing that the members of a transitional national council...
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we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the consulate building. an official is telling cnn that the building is being secured by the libyan military, but we're hearing from eye witnesses in benghazi that members of the armed group had taken over the consulate building and were celebrating and looting the consulate. there's been condemnation here by regular libyans and officials and also calls on social media sites for more protests in benghazi and here in the capital tripoli. >> reporting live from tripoli tonight. thank you very much. >>> it is the 11th anniversary of the september 11 attacks, which
we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocket-propelled grenades...
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he did. >> into benghazi. >> not into benghazi. >> he deployed a ship. >> those ships had special assets on them. >> no, general. you're misinformed. >> general, let me ask you this question. separate from the point of what happened on that day. >> can i -- >> hold on. in the days before ambassador stevens had requested additional security and wasn't given it. >> it's a good question and the state of arms is going to have to answer for that. but that's not -- >> erin? >> that's not the policy question. in other words, when 9/11 happened, america pulled together. but there wasn't a presidential election. but democrats supported a republican president. when this happened, the republican partisan machine decided they'd found a chink in president obama's excellent foreign policy and has gone full force to exploit it for partisan advantage, so it's not to say -- >> erin, erin? >> that we can't get to the facts. it's hard to get through the partisanship to get to the facts. >> congressman, why don't you respond to that? because it is true, there are some real questions here about information t
he did. >> into benghazi. >> not into benghazi. >> he deployed a ship. >> those ships had special assets on them. >> no, general. you're misinformed. >> general, let me ask you this question. separate from the point of what happened on that day. >> can i -- >> hold on. in the days before ambassador stevens had requested additional security and wasn't given it. >> it's a good question and the state of arms is going to have to answer for that....
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most of them in benghazi. benghazi liberated in the eastern part of libya, and i think everybody in tripoli stay the course. >> abdul, who is the woman who is standing next to you? >> that is my wife. >> does she want to say anything, ask her if she wants to say anything to our viewers? >> just everybody pray for all of these people. it's really a frightening scene. >> abdul, good luck to you. good luck to you, your family. we wish all of you only best. thank goodness you're out of there, and we only wish the best for the people of libya right now because they are in deep, deep danger as a result of what's going on. we're going to check in with more of these americans who have just got off that boat, off that charter plane in istanbul, and we'll have their stories for you throughout here in "the situation room." much more of our coverage coming up right after this. [ male announcer ] a powertrain backed for a hundred thousand miles -- 40,000 miles more than the ford f-150. because the people we're depending on
most of them in benghazi. benghazi liberated in the eastern part of libya, and i think everybody in tripoli stay the course. >> abdul, who is the woman who is standing next to you? >> that is my wife. >> does she want to say anything, ask her if she wants to say anything to our viewers? >> just everybody pray for all of these people. it's really a frightening scene. >> abdul, good luck to you. good luck to you, your family. we wish all of you only best. thank...
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ambassador and four other than americans are in custody in benghazi. they're being indirectly linked to the rocket attack on the u.s. consulate. i want to talk to jimana in tripoli, the libyan capital west of benghazi. first of all, what do we know about those arrested? >> very little, suzanne, so far. what we understand from libyan officials is that at least one of those arrested is a -- they were detained in benghazi yesterday. we know they are being interrogated to see what role they had in the attack, but according to one sore libyan official today, they may not have been directly linked to the attack. they may have ties to the extremist organization that carried out the attack. they have not been charged yet. they are detained and being intrargted acorked to libyan officials, so we should be knowing about this as information is released by the libyan government. >> do we believe these people are really responsible for what took place, or does this look like this is more kind of a show? >> well, quite frankly, suzanne, the libyan government here is
ambassador and four other than americans are in custody in benghazi. they're being indirectly linked to the rocket attack on the u.s. consulate. i want to talk to jimana in tripoli, the libyan capital west of benghazi. first of all, what do we know about those arrested? >> very little, suzanne, so far. what we understand from libyan officials is that at least one of those arrested is a -- they were detained in benghazi yesterday. we know they are being interrogated to see what role they...
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wait a minute. >> this isty typical campaign -- romney was not responding to benghazi. romney was responding to the embassy in cairo apologizing over the movie at a time -- >> nonetheless, none the leshgs at a time when our people were attacked, he was taking -- he made several political statements that morning, and i think that's what is wrong. what i want to stress, again, is that there's a difference between embassy -- diplomatic security that takes care of the ambassador. marines take care of the embassy. there was a statement that paul ryan made to confuse the two, so it was trying to make political hay before all the facts were in. >> it was an interesting film about the rescue of six americans from the embassy in iran, and i was reminded in the iranian hostage crisis runs 444 days. should ronald reagan not have talked about it for 444 days? the fact is we were in the middle of a mess in the middle east, and the mess keeps evolving. you just gave a good example. i don't care whether you are talking about the diplomatic security service or the marine corps. the oba
wait a minute. >> this isty typical campaign -- romney was not responding to benghazi. romney was responding to the embassy in cairo apologizing over the movie at a time -- >> nonetheless, none the leshgs at a time when our people were attacked, he was taking -- he made several political statements that morning, and i think that's what is wrong. what i want to stress, again, is that there's a difference between embassy -- diplomatic security that takes care of the ambassador....
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a major square in benghazi, lots of gunfire. it's not unusual for us to hear gunfire every day here in benghazi but i don't recall seeing anything like we saw last night, a good two hours where we saw continuous heavy gunfire, artillery fire, explosions, hundreds of people celebrating, very interesting. one opposition supporter leaned in to our crew and suggested the rebel fighters should save their ammunition, his way of saying that this fight is not over even if saif al arab gadhafi has not been killed. >> this is not the sob, a lot of people hear the name, might sound familiar, this is not the son who has done some interviews, defending his father so how big of a blow would it be to gadhafi, do they believe if this is true that this son was killed? >> reporter: as far as the opposition is concerned, first and foremost, they want colonel gadhafi gone. they want him ousted but they despise all members of his family, so if nato takes out any of his sons, they will welcome it and i think they will welcome any indication that nato
a major square in benghazi, lots of gunfire. it's not unusual for us to hear gunfire every day here in benghazi but i don't recall seeing anything like we saw last night, a good two hours where we saw continuous heavy gunfire, artillery fire, explosions, hundreds of people celebrating, very interesting. one opposition supporter leaned in to our crew and suggested the rebel fighters should save their ammunition, his way of saying that this fight is not over even if saif al arab gadhafi has not...
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put benghazi on notice that he's on his way to benghazi to hunt the people of benghazi to hunt them down, house by house, street by street, alleyway by alleyway, as he put it. and then this fine -- devoted his life to this region being gunned downindeed. we don't know who is responsible. we've heard various speculation. the chairman of the house intelligence committee thinks it has some fingerprints of al qaeda or at least al qaeda-inspired affiliate operation. what do you think? >> you know, wolf, i think we have to remember that al qaeda had deep presence, actually, in libya, and we go back to the infiltration of al qaeda into iraq a while ago. a few years ago. what we learned when the americans got the documents, the computer records of the jihadists, they captured records and what they learned is the largest group of jihadists came from saudi arabia. the second largest group came from libya. so there has always been an al qaeda presence in libya. there was a presence that gadhafi occasionally used in the fashion of the dictators of the arab world. they could wink at terrorism wh
put benghazi on notice that he's on his way to benghazi to hunt the people of benghazi to hunt them down, house by house, street by street, alleyway by alleyway, as he put it. and then this fine -- devoted his life to this region being gunned downindeed. we don't know who is responsible. we've heard various speculation. the chairman of the house intelligence committee thinks it has some fingerprints of al qaeda or at least al qaeda-inspired affiliate operation. what do you think? >> you...
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someone went to the president and explained the fight is going to benghazi, benghazi could fall on his watch and it would besmirch his reputation. i think we will see how the next phase of this struggle plays out. >> bob behr, drawing that line, what does that mean, though? there's protecting civilians, but that mission is very different than getting rid of gadhafi. >> anderson, first of all we have to not let benghazi fall. it will be a blood bath. you'll see millions of immigrants heading to europe, into egypt, into tunisia. it would be a sheer catastrophe. so right now, it's triage. we have to stop this city from falling. but ultimately, everybody recognizes that gadhafi is insane. he's lost touch with reality. and we need regime change there if there's going to be any stability. >> does that mean ultimately troops on the ground or in some form or cia on the ground? >> we need somebody on the ground. a no-fly zone is not going to work. i've worked in enough of those to know that they're not much of a deterrent. most of the damage in libya is being done by artillery and mercenaries a
someone went to the president and explained the fight is going to benghazi, benghazi could fall on his watch and it would besmirch his reputation. i think we will see how the next phase of this struggle plays out. >> bob behr, drawing that line, what does that mean, though? there's protecting civilians, but that mission is very different than getting rid of gadhafi. >> anderson, first of all we have to not let benghazi fall. it will be a blood bath. you'll see millions of immigrants...
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why don't we recognize the government in benghazi? why don't we acknowledge them as a legitimate government and make their life easy? this doesn't mean boots on the ground, it means moral clarity, just like france did. we acknowledge the government, the people, the committee in benghazi as the government of the libyans. it will have enormous impact without the power of guns. >> professor fouad ajami, general wesley clark, appreciate your expertise. >>> up next, a doctor who describes the fighting, and how he is treating opposition fighters and unarmed civilians and libyan government forces. >>> also ahead, the latest from wisconsin. police are literally dragging protesters away. we've got a live update from that. [ male announcer ] investing for yourself isn't some optional pursuit. a privilege for the ultra-wealthy. it's a necessity. find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists. quickly. easily. use pre-defined screeners and insightful trading ideas to dig deeper. work smarter. not harder. depend on yourself the one person you should
why don't we recognize the government in benghazi? why don't we acknowledge them as a legitimate government and make their life easy? this doesn't mean boots on the ground, it means moral clarity, just like france did. we acknowledge the government, the people, the committee in benghazi as the government of the libyans. it will have enormous impact without the power of guns. >> professor fouad ajami, general wesley clark, appreciate your expertise. >>> up next, a doctor who...
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and protests in teheran, and cairo and yemen, and this following the attack on the embassy in benghazi in which chris collins and others were killed. and today, protesters stormed the embassy in yemen. three people were wounded when the police opened fire. >>> in cairo, protesters threw molotov cocktails and the police responded with tear gas. and now mohamed morsi is joining the chorus of the world leaders condemning the murder of the ambassador of the united states. >>> in teheran, protests outside of the swiss embassy which represents the u.s. since washington does not have diplomatic relations with iran. and also, american warships and u.s. marines are headed for libya as we speak. just a short while ago we learned identity of one more of the americans who were killed in libya. a person speaking for the family says she glenn doherty of massachusetts. also, political fallout is building in the country over mitt romney's quick attack over president and the way that the american administration handled this crisis. cnn has reporters right across the globe throughout the middle east and
and protests in teheran, and cairo and yemen, and this following the attack on the embassy in benghazi in which chris collins and others were killed. and today, protesters stormed the embassy in yemen. three people were wounded when the police opened fire. >>> in cairo, protesters threw molotov cocktails and the police responded with tear gas. and now mohamed morsi is joining the chorus of the world leaders condemning the murder of the ambassador of the united states. >>> in...
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ben wedeman is live in benghazi tonight. good evening, ben. what are you sensing now about what we're seeing in terms of gadhafi and the people? is this the beginning of the end? or could this get worse and worse? >> reporter: well, that it's the beginning of the end or maybe beyond that point, i don't think anybody doubts. but whether it'll get worse, the feeling is yes. things could get very bad at this point. we're hearing about more mercenaries coming in. some libyan exile groups are saying that mercenaries from eastern europe from the ukraine, for instance, and serbia have been brought in in addition to the african mercenaries we've seen here in the eastern part of the country. the picture that's emerging from tripoli is indeed disturbing. it appears that there is -- at this point -- zero tolerance for any dissent. people did try to go out after friday prayers today and demonstrate. but apparently they came under intense gunfire as soon as they started to gather. we're hearing stories of bodies being taken out of the morgues, bodies of pe
ben wedeman is live in benghazi tonight. good evening, ben. what are you sensing now about what we're seeing in terms of gadhafi and the people? is this the beginning of the end? or could this get worse and worse? >> reporter: well, that it's the beginning of the end or maybe beyond that point, i don't think anybody doubts. but whether it'll get worse, the feeling is yes. things could get very bad at this point. we're hearing about more mercenaries coming in. some libyan exile groups are...
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arwa is live for us in benghazi. i know we've had a chance to view this video. tell us about the ambassador's last moments and what we're going to see in this video. >> reporter: well, what this video shows, erin is a group of men in a fairly chaotic scene crawling out of a window that they had just broken into, trying to reach this part of the compound. the doors, the windows all had bars on them. you hear a voice shouting they found a dead body. in the midst of this chaos, you hear someone screaming, he's alive he's alive. and they start chanting, god is great. at this point in time, according to the young man who filmed this, nobody realized this was the ambassador. they knew it was a foreigner, they suspected, perhaps, it was an american, it didn't cross anyone's mind that it was, in fact, the ambassador himself. he says they believe he was still alive, because there was a pulse. a very weak one, and his eyes were moving. in the ten minutes that it took for them to be able to transport him to the hospital, it appears that he died because the doctor at the ho
arwa is live for us in benghazi. i know we've had a chance to view this video. tell us about the ambassador's last moments and what we're going to see in this video. >> reporter: well, what this video shows, erin is a group of men in a fairly chaotic scene crawling out of a window that they had just broken into, trying to reach this part of the compound. the doors, the windows all had bars on them. you hear a voice shouting they found a dead body. in the midst of this chaos, you hear...
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. >>> and new developments in the benghazi, libya, attack. four people now under arrest, all four victims now identified. good morning. welcome to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> and i'm brianna keilar. zoraida zam lynn and john berman are off. it's 5:00 in the east, so let's get started. >>> protests erupting overnight and with friday prayers ending in just one hour, u.s. embassies around the world are bracing for more. overnight, the anger and defiance that started wednesday over an anti-muslim movie made in the u.s. spreading to 11 countries from egypt to as far west as morocco and as far east as india. the worst of it in yemen, where at least five yemenis were killed as hundreds of protesters stormed the american embassy in sanaa. cars and bottles smashed, water cannons brought out to control this crowd. in egypt, where the violence first erupted three days ago, more clashes. protesters setting fires and the egyptian military deploying tanks to keep things calm. and in libya, news overnight that four people arrested in the murder
. >>> and new developments in the benghazi, libya, attack. four people now under arrest, all four victims now identified. good morning. welcome to "early start," i'm christine romans. >> and i'm brianna keilar. zoraida zam lynn and john berman are off. it's 5:00 in the east, so let's get started. >>> protests erupting overnight and with friday prayers ending in just one hour, u.s. embassies around the world are bracing for more. overnight, the anger and...
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did respond quickly to the actual situation there, in benghazi, in tripoli, with the diplomats. the marine fast reaction team was on the ground as of early this afternoon. they're going to be beefing up security there at the embassy for the few american diplomats still left there and they're just keeping these other troops and units on alert right now, seeing perhaps where they may have to move them to embassies around the world if those embassies require additional support. >> thanks to all three. next, senator dianne feinstein, is chair of the intelligence committee, on who she thinks is behind the attack and the controversial film that has sparked so much outrage. one of the actors in the film says she was conned to do it. we have an exclusive interview with her "outfront" next. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can r
did respond quickly to the actual situation there, in benghazi, in tripoli, with the diplomats. the marine fast reaction team was on the ground as of early this afternoon. they're going to be beefing up security there at the embassy for the few american diplomats still left there and they're just keeping these other troops and units on alert right now, seeing perhaps where they may have to move them to embassies around the world if those embassies require additional support. >> thanks to...
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>> the storyline here is that we still don't know what went on in benghazi. the president has said time and again, has said at least once that this is under investigation, but the president knows what he move. he knows when he was first told about that. is it a mistake for him not to say, look, here's what i know, here's what went on in the white house, here's when i found out about it? why not put some information out there? >> candy, first of all, on this and in the larger porn policy, and let me just address what rudy giuliani just said. you know, two wars, and one of the them in the longest of the american history. we have ended our presence in iraq and brought americans home, started investing here at home and not in iraq. >> basically on benghazi. >> on benghazi also the president has done exactly what a president should do. i want to report an investigation of what happened. i want to know who is responsible, and we're going to bring them to justice just like he did with osama bin laden, and that is exactly also what he plans to do in a campaign of 200
>> the storyline here is that we still don't know what went on in benghazi. the president has said time and again, has said at least once that this is under investigation, but the president knows what he move. he knows when he was first told about that. is it a mistake for him not to say, look, here's what i know, here's what went on in the white house, here's when i found out about it? why not put some information out there? >> candy, first of all, on this and in the larger porn...
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i would think a wedge issue could be let's assist this opposition government in benghazi. what do they need. >> listen to the provisional government and listen to the guys in the street fighting. we get them on cnn, they are pleading saying, we're desperate. we've been listening to you say you believe in freedom. now we're here dying for it. now you're standing offer dithering. you are the military guy and you say, god, i just want to go in and help them. >> of course, you do. the thing i find most ironic, here we were looking at the rebellion taking place in egypt. mubarak was a staunch ally for over 30 years. he did our bidding. we pushed him in front of the bus. now we have this idiot running this country that has been -- he has no friends. who are his friends? i want to see this long list of buddies this guy has. now we're kind of dithering. that's my concern, so that's more a political issue than a military issue. there's a lot we can do in libya that would really reduce risk, this could be done -- you could crater facilities in libya from over the horizon. you don't
i would think a wedge issue could be let's assist this opposition government in benghazi. what do they need. >> listen to the provisional government and listen to the guys in the street fighting. we get them on cnn, they are pleading saying, we're desperate. we've been listening to you say you believe in freedom. now we're here dying for it. now you're standing offer dithering. you are the military guy and you say, god, i just want to go in and help them. >> of course, you do. the...
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. >> i want to go to benghazi in libya. you're in tripoli. you've been talking to a source in benghazi where this person working at the consulate was just killed. what's the latest on the situation there? >> reporter: according to an eye witness, he described the situation there as the front line. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group that is based in eastern libya. he also reported rocket-propelled grenades hitting the consulate building. libyan army troops were deployed. roads to the consulate were blocked off by military vehicles. there are conflicting reports on what the situation is there right now. liblian government officials are telling us that the building has been secured by the libyan military, but according to this eyewitness, members of the group had stormed the consulate building and taken over the building and were celebrating and looting the consulate. there have been condemnations issued, but at the same time, anderson, there are calls on social media sites for more protests in be
. >> i want to go to benghazi in libya. you're in tripoli. you've been talking to a source in benghazi where this person working at the consulate was just killed. what's the latest on the situation there? >> reporter: according to an eye witness, he described the situation there as the front line. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group that is based in eastern libya. he also reported rocket-propelled grenades hitting the consulate...
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in this interview we did talk about benghazi, some of the complaints at least as far as the military is concerned about benghazi has been why wasn't there a force that you could move in quickly, if this was a seven-hour exchange of some sort. why wasn't there some place to move forces in to help out, so there is that question to be answered. in fact, we will find that both these men, leon panetta, the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, dempsey, that there wasn't time to get there. it wasn't really a seven-hour battle, more like two twenty-minute battle that is took place over a seven-hour period. the expressed no regret from the military point of view was what was done differently that day. it was interesting. i think they will get a lot of pushback on capitol hill. we learned hearings are likely to take place thursday. that's at least the day they were looking at. that's simply because you did have some republicans saying i'm not going to vote to confirm senator chuck hagel, who is the president's nominee for the next defense secretary until we hear from le
in this interview we did talk about benghazi, some of the complaints at least as far as the military is concerned about benghazi has been why wasn't there a force that you could move in quickly, if this was a seven-hour exchange of some sort. why wasn't there some place to move forces in to help out, so there is that question to be answered. in fact, we will find that both these men, leon panetta, the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, dempsey, that there wasn't time...
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note that over the past few months, there have been an increase in attacks against western sbres in benghazi. that same consulate was attacked in the past. the convoy at the head of the u.n. mission was attacked. so, officials are telling us that for months, they had been warning the americans about this, the growing presence of power of these extremists militia groups, specifically in benghazi. they were meeting shortly before the compound was attacked. it was meant to be about business economics, but the officials there told the americans who were senior officials from the consulate itself that look, now is not the time to be talking about expanding business, to be talking about increasing a western presence in benghazi because we are not capable of containing a threat by these extremists militias and the ambassador himself was aware of the general overall deterioration. >> thank you very much. arwa has been doing this reporting tire lessly from the ground. mike rogers has been following developments and is "outfront" tonight. appreciate you taking the time. you just hard our arwa damon re
note that over the past few months, there have been an increase in attacks against western sbres in benghazi. that same consulate was attacked in the past. the convoy at the head of the u.n. mission was attacked. so, officials are telling us that for months, they had been warning the americans about this, the growing presence of power of these extremists militia groups, specifically in benghazi. they were meeting shortly before the compound was attacked. it was meant to be about business...
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gadhafi launched air strikes in benghazi. you saw ben wedeman get out with his life and our own cnn crew. is that possible? there were so many eyewitness reports that the libyan air force helicopter gun ships were firing at people on the ground, and gates and mullen say they don't know anything? >> well, eyewitness accounts. but they're not u.s. military assets. >> does the u.s. have military assets that can see that? >> don't they have satellites? >> right now they're depending on the same reports that we're getting. they're seeing the reports for our reporters on the ground. but they're saying, yes, we know the bombings have taken place. what they don't know for a certain fact is that the bombings have directly targeted people, or if they've targeted, say, scores of arms. >> mullen and gates sort of looked ridiculous yesterday when they said that, that we have no evidence that they're doing it after all these reports from eyewitnesss saying we're getting bombed. >> i agree. and do the libyans fighting the regime want interv
gadhafi launched air strikes in benghazi. you saw ben wedeman get out with his life and our own cnn crew. is that possible? there were so many eyewitness reports that the libyan air force helicopter gun ships were firing at people on the ground, and gates and mullen say they don't know anything? >> well, eyewitness accounts. but they're not u.s. military assets. >> does the u.s. have military assets that can see that? >> don't they have satellites? >> right now they're...
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we're learning more about the attacks in benghazi that resulted in the death of chris stevens and three of his colleagues. sean smith was online the night of the attack. he sent messages one of them to a friend online. while protesters were gathering outside of the consulate and he said this. assuming we don't die tonight. we saw one of our "unquote police that guard the compound taking pictures. cnn armand damon joins us now. you had a chance to walk through that compound. give me a feel for what you've seen, what you witnessed in the aftermath of these murders. >> reporter: it really is quite chilling to be standing inside that compound, even with the bare information we have trying to piece together the events that transpired there on tuesday. the buildings are gutted. they have been burned. there's black soot across many of the walls. there's debris littering the floors. there's some -- we spoke with a security guard, a libyan security guard and even though he said the security guard is only armed with a radio who was manning one of the main entrances into the consulate compound and
we're learning more about the attacks in benghazi that resulted in the death of chris stevens and three of his colleagues. sean smith was online the night of the attack. he sent messages one of them to a friend online. while protesters were gathering outside of the consulate and he said this. assuming we don't die tonight. we saw one of our "unquote police that guard the compound taking pictures. cnn armand damon joins us now. you had a chance to walk through that compound. give me a feel...
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. >>> the worst protesters were in benghazi, that's where ama basder christopher stevens and three other americans were killed in attacks on the u.s. consulate. she joins us now over the phone. jamano what is the libyan government saying about that attack? >> well, victor, it does seem now this protest was not really a protest about this film, it was more of a planned attack. what we're hearing from libyan government officials is what we initially heard from u.s. officials. this was a preplanned attack by extremist groups, islamist radical groups that operate in the eastern part of the country. yesterday we heard from the president's ruling saying that they now believe it is a preplanned attack by these groups that aim aed to inflict maximum damage on western interest, especially u.s. interest in libya and sabotage libyan and u.s. relations. the libyan government now saying this investigation is its top priority. they have made a number of arrests. they have four people in custody, at least so far, who are being interrogated and they are looking into links of these people to the extremis
. >>> the worst protesters were in benghazi, that's where ama basder christopher stevens and three other americans were killed in attacks on the u.s. consulate. she joins us now over the phone. jamano what is the libyan government saying about that attack? >> well, victor, it does seem now this protest was not really a protest about this film, it was more of a planned attack. what we're hearing from libyan government officials is what we initially heard from u.s. officials. this...
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this is not like the situation in benghazi in recent days. there was difficulty getting through to people, but they were willing to talk. the situation in tripoli tense. 70 bodies brought into hospitals as a result of clashes last night as seif gadhafi, the son of moammar gadhafi warning unless everyone came around the table in the next 48 hours, libya would face a bloody civil war. >> and fionnuala, what do we know of moammar gadhafi? we heard from his second eldest son. where is he? why haven't we heard from him? >> reporter: he had been seen surrounded by pro-gadhafi supporters in the capital tripoli, which is, of course, his strong hold. many people were talking about why seif gadhafi was put on the air. seif is extremely well connected. he is a man in his 30s. he is an architect. he said we needed to be honest about that. then he went on to say these demonstrations and the violence we have seen in benghazi has been caused by thugs and criminals and people on drugs. saying in tripoli the army would stand by their man to the last man. >> f
this is not like the situation in benghazi in recent days. there was difficulty getting through to people, but they were willing to talk. the situation in tripoli tense. 70 bodies brought into hospitals as a result of clashes last night as seif gadhafi, the son of moammar gadhafi warning unless everyone came around the table in the next 48 hours, libya would face a bloody civil war. >> and fionnuala, what do we know of moammar gadhafi? we heard from his second eldest son. where is he? why...
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african leaders are on their way to benghazi to propose it to libyan leaders. fighting has been continued. in ajdabiya, the opposition took advantage of fresh nato air strikes to gain ground. our ben wedeman is there with a closer look. >> reporter: a rebel rocket shoots skyward on the outskirts of ajdabiya. the town was briefly overton by pro-gadhafi forces but now once again tentatively, it's under opposition control. anti-gadhafi forces have been steadily losing ground for the last two weeks. the reconquest of ajdabiya for nato air strikes has raised what was likely spirits. fighters at the battered entrance to ajdabiya are relaxed to say the least. the spirit here, light, to the point of comical. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: in the city's hospital just one patient lies in the intensive care unit. his name and age are unknown. though fighters and doctors say he's a gadhafi army soldier who attempted to kill himself to avoid capture. >> it's a case of suicide? >> reporter: suicide? >> yes, suicide. he kill himself by the slashing on the neck. an
african leaders are on their way to benghazi to propose it to libyan leaders. fighting has been continued. in ajdabiya, the opposition took advantage of fresh nato air strikes to gain ground. our ben wedeman is there with a closer look. >> reporter: a rebel rocket shoots skyward on the outskirts of ajdabiya. the town was briefly overton by pro-gadhafi forces but now once again tentatively, it's under opposition control. anti-gadhafi forces have been steadily losing ground for the last two...
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should be in it for he was received in benghazi. when he came there, they went to freedom square -- [ no audio ] which is the center of benghazi. to help the rebels at this point in time. he's in a couple meetings with the leadership of the transitional national council, feeling out how america can help them, what america can do. of course everything at this point short of putting any boots on the ground, ali. >> fred pleitgren live in libya, thanks very much on that story. we'll continue to follow it. >>> a story on everyone's mind right now, gas prices. by the way, it's something you see and feel regardless of whether you drive, because the price of oil is what drives it and the price of oil has a lot to do with everything. the price of gas has to do with everything you buy from stores because it gets delivered by a truck. this morning gas prices up for the 31st day in a row. >> yes. according to aaa the national average is $3.85 a gallon. many people will notice it's higher than that, pushing above $4 for many parts of the countr
should be in it for he was received in benghazi. when he came there, they went to freedom square -- [ no audio ] which is the center of benghazi. to help the rebels at this point in time. he's in a couple meetings with the leadership of the transitional national council, feeling out how america can help them, what america can do. of course everything at this point short of putting any boots on the ground, ali. >> fred pleitgren live in libya, thanks very much on that story. we'll continue...
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benghazi and now, beyond. you wrote an op-ed "the new york times" about all of this saying the republicans are in disarray, they're divided about national security and foreign policy. so, did mr. romney's handling, his comments following the unrest in egypt further kind of underscore a real girth of understanding if not confusion? >> yeah, it's a little bit of both and i think if you see mitt romney hours after our top diplomat and three other americans were murdered in libya, he was trying to use this as a political case and then the reaction to romney within his own party. many republicans shaking their heads and criticizing and saying this is not the moment. some even noting that when reagan and george h.w. bush ran for president in 1980 and we had servicemen killed trying to rescue hostages in iran, reagan didn't politicize that moment, neither did bush, so it seems that the republican party has lost its way. there are so many splits inside of the party about spending and how do we predict power in the wor
benghazi and now, beyond. you wrote an op-ed "the new york times" about all of this saying the republicans are in disarray, they're divided about national security and foreign policy. so, did mr. romney's handling, his comments following the unrest in egypt further kind of underscore a real girth of understanding if not confusion? >> yeah, it's a little bit of both and i think if you see mitt romney hours after our top diplomat and three other americans were murdered in libya,...
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mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi. the letter goes on to detail a series of attacks and incidents in libya that formed the basis for those calls for more security resources, resources that the letter alleges were denied by officials in washington. we'll have more on that angle shortly. first, arwa damon joins me. she's back from libya and joins me here in new york. very good to see you safe and sound. walk me back. you were at the site three days after the attack. you have some still photographs that have never been seen before. describe what we see. >> well, the first in these photographs is basically the exterior of the main building at the compound itself. this is the building where the ambassador resided, and the right hand portion of the building is where the so-called safe room was supposed to be. as you can see, the burning all occurred inside the building itself. >> it doesn't look very touched on the outside. >> no. very much a lot of the damage on this building inside, happening inside. the fire burning. ther
mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi. the letter goes on to detail a series of attacks and incidents in libya that formed the basis for those calls for more security resources, resources that the letter alleges were denied by officials in washington. we'll have more on that angle shortly. first, arwa damon joins me. she's back from libya and joins me here in new york. very good to see you safe and sound. walk me back. you were at the site three days after...